Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California: July 10-12

The U.S. may be knocked out, but that doesn’t mean the World Cup action in L.A. is slowing down one bit. Pick your new favorite to root for, then head to one of the fan fests to find friends from all over the world. This weekend, Venice Beach and Whittier Narrows are both hosting events with big screens, food, music and more.

Music-wise, Friday it’s your prerogative to go old-school with Bobby Brown at the Saban Theatre, or see Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at the Garden Amphitheatre. You can go a bit more new-school with DRAM at the Blue Note, or rock out with Belmont at the Roxy. Plus, Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore are at McCabe’s.

Licorice Pizza’s Lyndsey Parker is a long-time Adam Lambert fan, so you can find her at the Bellwether Friday night, catching the former Idol and current Queen frontman.

On Saturday, 5 Seconds of Summer with the Band CAMINO play the Forum; Wolfmother make their howling return at the Wiltern; the I Love Oldies fest is at Pershing Square Park with the Chi-Lites, Heatwave, the Stylistics and the Delphonics. Joji is at the Intuit Dome, and Flying Lotus is at the Blue Note — those two shows are happening Sunday, too.

Also on Sunday, 93-year-young Willie Nelson will be at the Pacific Amphitheatre; Wynonna Judd and special guest Melissa Etheridge are at Great Park Live; and bluegrass star Molly Tuttle plays the Majestic Ventura Theater.

Elsewhere on LAist, you can read up on the taco spot aiming to be the next In-N-Out, learn about where you’re most likely to get a parking ticket in L.A., and the Olvera Street shopkeepers have something to say about that reported World Cup business “boom.”

Events

MUSE/IQUE: Defiantly Joni

Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12
Mark Taper Forum 
135 N. Grand Ave., Downtown L.A.
COST: FROM $40.25; MORE INFO 

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LA ensemble MUSE/IQUE takes on iconic songstress Joni Mitchell’s history and hits in this career-sweeping look. From “Chelsea Morning” to “Both Sides Now,” the ensemble, led by Artistic Director Rachael Worby, combines visuals and expert musicians to bring cultural history to life onstage as part of the CTG: FWD series at the Music Center.

Mahjong Social

Sunday, July 12, 1:30 p.m. 
Hammer Museum 
10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood 
COST: FREE; MORE INFO 

A game of mahjong underway at Intergenerational Mahjong in Monterey Park.

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Clack clack clack! Fit in an afternoon of film, play and connection with Mahjong Mistress, whose instructors will be on hand to lead mahjong tables, teach beginners and welcome everyone to the centuries-old tile game. But first, catch a screening of Edward Yang’s Mahjong (1996), a “fast-moving portrait of Taipei in the ’90s where every interaction feels like a high-stakes game.”

Music of the Films of Wes Anderson 

Friday to Sunday, July 10 to 12
Hollywood Bowl 
2301 Highland Ave., Hollywood 
COST: FROM $15; MORE INFO

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I’m going to come right out and say that this is the music event of the summer at the Bowl for a certain aging hipster crowd of Angelenos to which I definitely belong. I realize it’s going to be 90 degrees, but Margo Tannenbaum would still be in her fur coat and thick eyeliner, and so should you (well, a fake fur coat, anyway). A cast of indie stars of stage and screen join the fun, including Juliette Lewis, Rufus Wainwright, Beck, Jackson Browne, Jason Schwartzman and Steve Zissou himself, Bill Murray.

Centennial Festival 

Saturday, July 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
L.A. Central Library 
630 W. 5th St., Downtown L.A. 
COST: FREE; MORE INFO

Is there a better birthday party than one for a library? The L.A. Central Library is a survivor (see: Susan Orlean’s The Library Book), and what better way to celebrate than with a bevy of L.A. bands from the Linda Lindas to Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats. Plus tons of activities and exhibits like Luceros y Penumbras: The World's Largest Pop-Up Book, created by L.A. artist Daniel González, about growing up in Boyle Heights.

Bad Hair

Saturday, July 11, 2 p.m.
North Hollywood, address on RSVP
COST: FROM $45; MORE INFO

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Watching Bridgerton, I was blown away by the elaborate wigs and hairpieces — how do they do it?! Learn how to make your own bird’s nest or macaron-inspired wig at the new creative event Bad Hair (though it kind of looks more like "insanely fabulous hair," if you ask me). Guests take wigs and make them into original, wearable artworks with all kinds of unusual accoutrements. Join the group’s inaugural event at Miniluxe in North Hollywood.

Rail Giants Train Museum

Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12 
L.A. County Fair Complex 
1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona
COST: FREE; MORE INFO 

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Train fiends, this is for you. The second weekend of the month means the Rail Giants Train Museum is pulling into the L.A. County Fair Complex. Check out steam locomotives, the largest surviving diesel locomotive, plus the historic Arcadia Depot and much more train lore.

UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art 

Ongoing 
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa 
COST: FREE, MORE INFO

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Three new exhibits recently opened at the always-free OCMA. Raymond Saunders: Flowers from a Black Garden takes a sweeping look at Black artist Raymond Saunders' painting work, Staging California in Early Hollywood acknowledges the artistry of set designers and painters in the early studio system, and Jon Serl: As One Many examines his work from 1940s rural California through the late 20th century. All three exhibits are on view through the summer.

Rhythm & Flow 

Saturday, July 11, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. 
Aliza Hotel 
710 Rose Ave., Venice 
COST: $25; MORE INFO 

Get up early and hit the Pilates mat for a special reset by the beach at the Aliza Hotel in Venice. A mat Pilates flow class starts at 9:30 a.m., followed by a restorative sound bath from 10:15 to 10:40 a.m. and a live DJ set from MANDAS.

L.A. Pizza Run Club: West Hollywood

Sunday, July 12, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Prince Street Pizza
9161 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
COST: $30; MORE INFO

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If you love pizza and running, then we've got an event for you. Our friend at the L.A. Countdown, aka gourmand-about-town Luca Servodio, is hosting a charity fun run/walk from Prince Street Pizza to Bar Next Door, benefiting Soccer Without Borders. There's a three-mile run or a mile-and-a-half walk option, finishing with Bar Next Door's bar pies and Henry's Secret Ice Cream (the first 30 sign-ups get a free half-pint). And don’t worry if the running isn’t your thing; you can just come for the food and cocktails part. -Gab Chabrán